Skill Sharpeners: Reading Grade 4

By Daniel W. Palmer and Martha Cheney

Book Overview

Skill Sharpeners Reading, Grade 4 provides 16 motivating fiction and nonfiction stories. For example:

Fiction Stories:

"Dick Whittington and His Wonderful Cat""The Three Sillies""An Oregon Trail Diary"

Nonfiction Stories:

"Penguins, Pelicans, and Puffins""Grandma Moses""Go Fly a Kite"

Activity pages include:

comprehension questionsa vocabulary exercisea sequencing activity for every story

Other skills addressed include the following:

main ideaparts of speechsynonyms & antonymsalphabetical ordercontractionsprefixes and suffixes

Every Skill Sharpeners workbook now includes a free downloadable Teaching Guide Skill Sharpeners: Reading Teaching Guides include:

How to Use directions for teaching reading skills and vocabularySample pacing guide to complete lessons and activitiesTeaching suggestions for analyzing textsExtension activities that include graphic organizers, reading journals, and hands-on activities to help children connect their learning

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596730404
• ISBN13: 9781596730403
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Evan-Moor Educational Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 9 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 5